Komsomol of Ukraine
Ле́нінська Комуністи́чна Спі́лка Мо́лоді Украї́ни (ЛКСМУ) | |
youth organization | |
Official language | Russian, Ukrainian |
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Leader | Mykhailo Kononovych |
Main organ | Molod Ukrayiny (1919-1991) |
Parent organization | Communist Party of Ukraine and Komsomol Central Committee |
The Komsomol of Ukraine, officially the Leninist Communist League of Youth of Ukraine (ЛКСМУ,
During the interbellum period between both
History
Predecessors of Komsomol in Ukraine were youth organizations created in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and some other cities after the February Revolution and under political agitation from Bolsheviks professed a Marxist ideology calling themselves "socialist leagues of working youth". Bolsheviks actively used these organizations first to carry out underground revolutionary activities and later to seize power and suppression of resistance, carry out armed actions, others. For such purpose at this organizations were created "battle retinues" (basic formations of Bolshevik Military Organizations), many members of which were directed to detachments of the Red Guards.
Soon after the Bolshevik revolution in
During the second phase of the
The Komsomol in Ukraine was established on June 26, 1919 as the Communist League of Working Youth of Ukraine. In the Soviet Union such organization existed in 1919–1991. It was dissolved after the Communist Party of Ukraine was prohibited in Ukraine. It was revived in 1997. The original publishing newspaper was Molod Ukrayiny (1925–1991).
In 2011, with the support from the
Leaders of Komsomol
# | Years | Name | Notes |
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1 | 1997–???? | ? | |
2 | 2014–present | Mykhailo Kononovych |
See also
References
- ^ Leninist Communist League of Youth of Ukraine. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (resource.history.org.ua).
- ^ "Ukraine: Communist Party ban decisive blow for freedom of speech in the country". Amnesty International. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ КОМУНІСТИЧНА СПІЛКА МОЛОДІ ЗАХІДНОЇ УКРАЇНИ. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (resource.history.org.ua).
- ^ "Communists and Orthodox united in the "Left Opposition"". Religion in Ukraine (in Russian). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
External links
- Official website Archived 2020-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Vasyliev, V. The Lenin's Communist League of Youth of Ukraine (ЛЕНІНСЬКА КОМУНІСТИЧНА СПІЛКА МОЛОДІ УКРАЇНИ). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2009
- Resolution of the Supreme Council of Ukraine "About the 85th Anniversary of Komsomol of Ukraine and enforcing the role of youth public organization in development of relationship with the youth
- Official website of the Pioneer Organization of Ukraine
- Interview of the last leader of Komsomol to the weekly "Events and people". by Irina Golotyuk in 2008